Taking Turns and Interrupting Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 9: Taking turns without interrupting · Set 587 · 40 questions

Communication tip (One voice at a time): Polite turn-taking: waiting for a pause, raising your hand, saying “Sorry, go on”, letting all speak once, keeping your turn short. Interrupting: talking over someone, finishing their sentence, shouting the answer, cutting in with a joke, hogging the whole talk. Polite way in: “Can I say something when you finish?” Fair talking time: share equally = minutes ÷ children (24 minutes, 4 children → 6 minutes each); time left = total − time used.

1. 1.True or false: “shouting the answer” is polite turn-taking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🙊 You interrupted your friend by mistake. What should you say? (a) “Sorry, go on.” (b) nothing at all (c) “My turn now.” (d) “Whatever.”
3. 3.True or false: “No, no, listen to ME!” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “saying “Sorry, go on”” is interrupting. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “That’s interesting! Can I add an idea?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: saying “Sorry, go on”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
7. 7.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Blah blah. Anyway…” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
8. 8.⏱️ A family meeting lasts 15 minutes. Meera speaks for 4 minutes, Ananya for 6 minutes and Kabir for 2 minutes. Tara uses all the time left. How many minutes does Tara get?
9. 9.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: asking “Can I add?”? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting
10. 10.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) talking over someone (c) raising your hand (d) shouting the answer
12. 12.🗣️ In a 36-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
13. 13.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “Ugh, you talk too much. My turn.” (a) a polite way in (b) a rude interruption
15. 15.🗣️ In a 12-minute class meeting, 6 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
16. 16.True or false: “hogging the whole talk” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “keeping your turn short” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 5 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
19. 19.True or false: “Can I say something when you finish?” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚨 Your teacher is talking, but you see smoke coming from the lab. What should you do? (a) wait for a pause (b) tell her tomorrow (c) raise your hand quietly (d) interrupt at once
21. 21.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a polite way in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Can I add?”” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ A polite way in, or a rude interruption? “No, no, listen to ME!” (a) a rude interruption (b) a polite way in
24. 24.🗣️ In a 25-minute book-club chat, 5 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting the answer (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) cutting in with a joke (d) asking “Can I add?”
26. 26.True or false: “raising your hand” is interrupting. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) finishing their sentence (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) talking over someone (d) letting all speak once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cutting in with a joke (b) jumping in mid-sentence (c) letting all speak once (d) hogging the whole talk
29. 29.🔄 In a group discussion, each of 7 children speaks for 2 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 3 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
30. 30.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: letting all speak once? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
31. 31.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: keeping your turn short? (a) interrupting (b) polite turn-taking
32. 32.🔄 In a class meeting, each of 5 children speaks for 1 minutes, then the teacher sums up for 2 minutes. How many minutes does it last in all?
33. 33.True or false: “Go on, I’ll share mine after you.” is a rude interruption. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏳ Why keep your turn short in a group talk? (a) so all get a turn (b) so you can leave (c) so nobody speaks (d) to sound clever
35. 35.⏱️ A circle time lasts 14 minutes. Arjun speaks for 3 minutes, Kabir for 6 minutes and Ananya for 3 minutes. Vihaan uses all the time left. How many minutes does Vihaan get?
36. 36.⏱️ A circle time lasts 18 minutes. Ananya speaks for 6 minutes, Aarav for 4 minutes and Tara for 4 minutes. Arjun uses all the time left. How many minutes does Arjun get?
37. 37.✋ Which of these is interrupting? (a) raising your hand (b) finishing their sentence (c) waiting for a pause (d) saying “Sorry, go on”
38. 38.✋ Which of these is polite turn-taking? (a) shouting the answer (b) talking over someone (c) jumping in mid-sentence (d) waiting for a pause
39. 39.🗣️ In a 12-minute book-club chat, 3 children share the talking time equally. How many minutes does each child get?
40. 40.✋ Polite turn-taking or interrupting: talking over someone? (a) polite turn-taking (b) interrupting

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